by Dr.Anne | Jan 9, 2023 | Business, Mental Wellness, Professional Wellbeing, Therapy
I woke up thinking about ‘lies’. It’s a topic I face a lot in practice. I see people when the mask is off; when their vulnerability is present; when their insecurity is tangible. I see the mascara trails, the fidgeting fingers, the haunted eyes, and...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 5, 2022 | Abuse, Conflict Divorce, Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Law Firms, Mental Wellness, Narcissism, Therapy, Trauma, Unhealthy Relationships
This is a relatively common and murky issue for my female clients: how to deal with ongoing communication in their difficult divorces. As the ladies I work with are coming out of marriages characterized by incredibly unhealthy relationship dynamics, for many the ideal...
by Dr.Anne | Nov 4, 2022 | Difficult Divorce, Divorce, Mental Wellness, Professional Wellbeing, Therapy, Trauma, Unhealthy Relationships
How you answer this question is a good indicator of your outcome in therapy. If you answer: 1. I would wait for someone to ‘give me’ the answer 2. I would wait for the professionals to take ‘reponsibility’ 3. I would wait until ‘I have...
by Dr. Anne | Aug 11, 2022 | Business, Law Firms, Mental Wellness, Professional Wellbeing, Therapy
In his book “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.” Sociologist Erving Goffman uses the metaphor of the stage to argue that much of our self-presentation is performative. We have the backstage and the frontstage. When working with professionals this...
by Dr. Anne | Aug 10, 2022 | Professional Wellbeing, Therapy
In February it was my birthday. I wrote this 2 days after turning 49. I pondered on what my near half century on the planet had taught me? 1. Authenticity is like a volcano In my younger days I tried to ‘fit’ in. In relationships. In career. In...
by Dr. Anne | Aug 8, 2022 | Mental Wellness, Therapy
When you work with relationship issues you have to get used to dealing with pretty much anything that comes your way. Now admittedly the vast majority of my clients are women, but just occasionally I get a man who decides ‘enough is enough’ about something...
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